Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Germany win with a probability of 73.62%. A draw had a probability of 16.1% and a win for Costa Rica had a probability of 10.26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Germany win was 0-2 with a probability of 11.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (9.49%) and 0-1 (9.47%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.6%), while for a Costa Rica win it was 1-0 (3.1%). The actual scoreline of 2-4 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Germany would win this match.